Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i
- Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i
Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820-1882)[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l4xeh4JcMTwC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=al-Zayla%60i&source=web&ots=xqwdI0aPlC&sig=L0slS-ccNSbTXmlb-tP1c6qTtsI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA16,M1] was a Somali scholar who played a crucial role in the spread of the Qadiriyyah movement in Somalia and East Africa. He was born in the rural village of Kedilai North west of Mogadishu.]Early life
Under the supervision of the local Ulema he studied elementary ilm until he absorbed all they could teach him and eventually surpassed them, he decided to move to Mogadishu where he obtained knowledge from the great scholars of the city including Sheikh Isma'il b. Umar al-Maqdishi
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